# CheckBiz.eu > CheckBiz.eu has two products. Brand Watch is for online shops whose store has been copied: a free scan finds registered websites that look like the shop, and from €39 a month (Pro €79, excl. VAT) CheckBiz sends the takedown requests to the shop platform, the payment provider and the hosting provider on the shop's behalf (then the registrar and registry), follows up after 3 and 7 days, and checks every day for new copies; those companies decide on removal. The company report checks one European company before you trade with it or pay it: search any company by name across 14 European countries, read a free public registry profile, and buy a full trust report for €1.99 — identity, active status, VAT registration, sanctions screening, registry filings, LEI, adverse media, and ownership and financials where the national registry publishes them. Guest purchase, no account. Operated by AddonNordic ApS, Denmark (CVR 46495985). Registry data comes from official national business registries, the EU VIES VAT system, GLEIF and public sanctions lists. CheckBiz.eu is not a business intelligence, market research or data analytics service, not a credit bureau, not AML/KYC compliance software, and not a legal opinion. Reports frame conclusions as suggestions ("consider…"); the decision is the reader's. For continuous monitoring of companies (alerts on status, director, ownership or sanctions changes), the same team operates EntityWatch (https://entitywatch.app). ## Pages - [Home](https://checkbiz.eu/): Brand Watch for online shops (free scan, takedown requests from €39 a month), and free search of any European company with the €1.99 full report. - [Merchant Check](https://checkbiz.eu/merchant-check/): For developers of AI shopping agents. One call before the agent pays: is the shop on this domain a real, active company in a European business register, and does the domain belong to it? Answers verified, partial, not_found or attention, with the source of every fact. Remote MCP server https://api.checkbiz.eu/mcp (tool check_merchant) or REST GET https://api.checkbiz.eu/v1/merchant-check?domain=. 100 free lookups a month per key (no sign-up), then €10 for 150. - [Brand Watch](https://checkbiz.eu/brand-watch/): For online shops whose store has been copied. A free scan finds lookalike websites; from €39 a month (Pro €79) CheckBiz sends the takedown requests to the platform, payment provider and host on the shop's behalf, follows up after 3 and 7 days, and checks every day for new copies. - [How it works](https://checkbiz.eu/how-it-works/): The three steps — registry search, free public profile, full report — and what the green/yellow/red verdict means. - [Coverage](https://checkbiz.eu/coverage/): The 14 countries covered (DK, SE, NO, FI, DE, NL, FR, IT, ES, GB, IE, BE, AT, PL) and exactly which signals each registry provides. - [Pricing](https://checkbiz.eu/pricing/): Brand Watch free scan, Starter €39 and Pro €79 a month (excl. VAT); company report €1.99 flat, no subscription, with free unlimited search. - [About](https://checkbiz.eu/about/): What CheckBiz.eu is and is not, and the company behind it. - [Contact](https://checkbiz.eu/contact/): Write to us; a person answers within one working day. - [Blog](https://checkbiz.eu/blog/): Practical writing on checking European companies. ## Guides - [Someone registered a domain with your brand name? How to find the registrar and report it](https://checkbiz.eu/domain-with-your-brand-name/): Found a domain with your brand name in it? Look up the registrar, report it to the abuse address and the registry, and what to do if the domain is still empty. - [How to report ads for a copy of your store on Facebook, Instagram and Google](https://checkbiz.eu/report-ads-for-a-copy-of-your-store/): Report the ad through Meta's trademark form or Google's Report an ad form, after finding it in the public ad libraries. What to include, who may file, and how it fits with the host notice. - [Is the copy of your store on Shopify or WooCommerce? How to tell, and where to report it](https://checkbiz.eu/copycat-store-shopify-or-woocommerce/): Is the copy of your store on Shopify or WooCommerce? How to tell in two minutes, and which company can actually take it down. - [How to check the financial health of a European company before you do business with it](https://checkbiz.eu/check-financial-health-of-a-european-company/): Check a European company's financial health before you trade: status, filed accounts and equity in the free register, or all three in a €1.99 CheckBiz report. - [How to Report a Copycat Store to Stripe or PayPal](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-report-a-copycat-store-to-stripe-or-paypal/): Learn how to report a copycat store to Stripe or PayPal, preserve evidence, prove brand ownership, and investigate the operator. - [What should you tell customers who ordered from a copy of your online store?](https://checkbiz.eu/what-to-tell-customers-who-ordered-from-a-copy-of-your-store/): Learn what to tell customers who ordered from a copycat website, how to protect them, preserve evidence, report the domain and communicate clearly. - [How to get a report on a European company without a subscription](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-get-a-report-on-a-european-company-without-a-subscription/): Learn how to check a European company without a subscription. Compare free searches with a one-off CheckBiz report for identity, VAT and sanctions. - [How do you report a copycat store behind Cloudflare and reach the real host?](https://checkbiz.eu/report-copycat-store-behind-cloudflare/): A copy of your store hides behind Cloudflare? Report it at abuse.cloudflare.com, pick the right report type, reach the real host and notify the registrar. - [How to take down a copycat website: send these notices to its host and domain registrar](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-take-down-a-copycat-website/): A website copies your shop? Send this takedown notice to its host and domain registrar: the exact text, what to attach, and what the DSA obliges them to do next. - [How to check a company in another EU country before you pay it](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-check-a-company-in-another-eu-country-before-you-pay-it/): Learn how to verify a European company, VAT number, registry status and sanctions screening before you pay or sign. - [How to check a Norwegian company in the Brønnøysund register before you pay it](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-check-a-norwegian-company-in-the-bronnoysund-register-before-you-pay-it/): Check a Norwegian company before you pay: find it in Brønnøysund by its 9-digit number, check for bankruptcy and VAT (Norway is not in VIES). Free search. - [How to check a Swedish company in Bolagsverket before you sign a contract](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-check-a-swedish-company-in-bolagsverket-before-you-sign-a-contract/): Check a Swedish company before you sign: find it in Bolagsverket by organisation number, match the SE VAT number and check F-tax at Skatteverket. Free search. - [Someone copied your Shopify store: what to do in the next hour](https://checkbiz.eu/someone-copied-your-shopify-store-what-to-do-in-the-next-hour/): Someone copied your Shopify store? Report it to the domain registrar and the host, not only to Shopify. Find both in five minutes and see what to send. - [How to check a Polish company in the KRS register before you pay it](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-check-a-polish-company-in-the-krs-register-before-you-pay-it/): Check a Polish company before you pay: find it in KRS by NIP or KRS number, match the PL VAT number and check the bank account on the VAT white list. Free search. - [How to check a French company’s SIREN and VAT number before you pay it](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-check-a-french-companys-siren-and-vat-number-before-you-pay-it/): Check a French company before you pay: match the SIREN to the VAT number, confirm status in Sirene and search BODACC for insolvency notices. Free search. - [How to verify a German VAT number when VIES shows no company name](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-verify-a-german-vat-number-when-vies-shows-no-company-name/): Learn how to verify a German VAT number when VIES shows no company name, using registry data, invoices and sanctions screening. - [How to verify a company in Europe before you pay it](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-verify-a-company-in-europe-before-you-pay-it/): Learn how to check a European company’s identity, active status, VAT number and sanctions risk before paying a new supplier. - [How to check a Danish company in the CVR register before you pay it](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-check-a-danish-company-in-the-cvr-register-before-you-pay-it/): Check a Danish company in the CVR register before you pay it: match the CVR number, confirm active status and VAT, and spot bankruptcy estates. - [How to check a UK company on Companies House before you pay it](https://checkbiz.eu/how-to-check-a-uk-company-on-companies-house-before-you-pay-it/): Check a UK company on Companies House before payment. Verify status, filings, ownership, VAT and sanctions with a practical checklist. - [Supplier scam red flags you can check in the company register before you pay](https://checkbiz.eu/supplier-scam-red-flags-you-can-check-in-the-company-register-before-you-pay/): Which supplier scam red flags you can check in the official company register before you pay — and why a valid VAT number alone still proves nothing. Free search. - [Can you check a European company against sanctions lists without an account?](https://checkbiz.eu/can-you-check-a-european-company-against-sanctions-lists-without-an-account/): Learn how to check a European company against sanctions lists for free without an account, and why a name search alone isn't sufficient. - [What an EU VAT number check proves, and what it doesn’t](https://checkbiz.eu/what-an-eu-vat-number-check-proves-and-what-it-doesnt/): A valid VIES result proves a VAT number is registered for EU trade, not who uses it. See what to compare before you pay a new supplier. ## App - [Brand Watch free scan](https://platform.checkbiz.eu/brand-watch): Scan a store for lookalike websites; the full report is emailed. - [Check a company](https://platform.checkbiz.eu/): The search and report application itself. ## Legal - [Privacy](https://checkbiz.eu/privacy/) - [Terms](https://checkbiz.eu/terms/)